THE ARMY NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER GUIDE

1 FM (TC 22-6)THE ARMYNONCOMMISSIONEDOFFICER GUIDEDECEMBER 2002 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION:Approved for public release, distribution is unlimitedSergeant of Riflemen1821 Sergeant Major of the Army1998 HEADQUARTERSDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY*FM (TC 22-6)Field Manual HeadquartersNo. Department of the Army Washington, DC, 23 December 2002 The ArmyNoncommissioned OFFICER GuideContents TO THE NONCOMMISSIONED NCO HISTORICAL 1 -- HISTORY AND of the Army NONCOMMISSIONED Professional NCO 1-32 CHAPTER 2 -- DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES ANDAUTHORITY OF THE a Leadership , Responsibilities and and.

2 Commissioned and Warrant NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER Support 3 -- Know and Unintended it DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.*This publication supersedes TC 22-6, 23 November PageCHAPTER 4 -- Lay the Foundation in s Role in Leader Concerns in 5 -- COUNSELING AND s Army Counseling of Developmental Counseling A -- SERGEANT S TIME B -- ARMY C -- LEADER D -- INTERNET E -- NCO READING F -- NCO INDUCTION publication is available on theGeneral Dennis J.

3 Reimer TrainingAnd Doctrine Digital Library Army Training and Education Task to Assume a Leadership Questions When Assuming a Leadership On-the-Spot Corrections On-the-Spot Correction General Duties of Commissioned General Duties of Warrant General Duties of NONCOMMISSIONED The Army Leadership Teambuilding Task Approval Characteristics of Effective Major Aspects of Counseling Reception and Integration Counseling Mentorship Mentorship Patrick Gass and the Lewis and Clark James Rissler in the Battle of Brown at Redoubt # William McKinley at 54th Massachusetts Assault on Fort Soldiers and Sergeant George Titus in the Boxer Patrick Walsh in World War Sergeant Kazuo Otani at Pieve Di St.

4 Sergeant John Sjogren at San Jose Ola Mize at Outpost Eugene Ashley at Lang Gordon and SFC Shughart at Christien Roberts in Rodolfo Hernandez on Hill Park and the On-the-Spot Co. 3-504th PIR at Renacer Sandy Jones in World War 555th Parachute Infantry (Triple Nickles)..4-10 SSG Michael Duda in Desert Field Manual is dedicated to the men and women of the US ArmyNoncommissioned OFFICER Corps in the Active Component, the Army NationalGuard and the US Army Reserve altogether America s finest fightingmachine. Your soldiers depend on your guidance, training and leadership towin the Nation s wars. Wear your stripes with pride and honor.

5 You are The Backbone of the Army. PURPOSEFM provides the Army s NONCOMMISSIONED officers a GUIDE for leading,supervising and caring for soldiers. While not all-inclusive nor intended as astand-alone document, the GUIDE offers NCOs a ready reference for Army NCO GUIDE describes NCO duties, responsibilities and authorityand how they relate to those of warrant and commissioned officers. It alsodiscusses NCO leadership, counseling and mentorship and the NCO role intraining. Of particular use are the additional sources of information andassistance described in the Army NCO GUIDE provides information critical to the success of today snoncommissioned officers.

6 This manual is for all NCOs of the Army, bothactive and reserve component. While especially important for new NCOs, thisbook will be useful to junior officers as well. Every NCO will benefit fromreading and understanding FM INFORMATIONThe proponent for the publication is Headquarters, US Army Training andDoctrine Command (TRADOC). Send comments and recommendations onDA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) toCommandant, US Army Sergeants Major Academy, ATTN: ATSS-D, FortBliss, TX 79918-8002 or through the Sergeants Major Academy website stated otherwise, masculine nouns or pronouns do not refer exclusivelyto publication contains copyrighted copyright owners listed here have granted permission to reproduce orparaphrase material from their of To Relieve Bastogne, by Don Stivers, Don Stivers, from Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in FutureWar, by Marshall, Peter Smith, quotation by LTG Thomas J.

7 Jackson in Chapter 1 is from Dictionary ofMilitary and Naval Quotations, edited by Robert Debs Heinl, US NavalInstitute Press, quotation by CSM J. F. La Voie in Chapter 2 is from Guardians of theRepublic, by Ernest F. Fisher, Jr., Ballantine Books, from GEN Matthew B. Ridgway, "Leadership," in MilitaryLeadership: In Pursuit of Excellence, edited by Robert L. Taylor and WilliamE. Rosenbach, Westview Press, Inc., from The Doughboys: The Story of the AEF by Laurence Stallings, Harper & Row, from The Triple Nickles, by Bradley Biggs, Archon Books, animprint of The Shoe String Press, Inc., from Top Sergeant: The Life and Times of Sergeant Major of theArmy William G.

8 Bainbridge, by William G. Bainbridge, Ballantine Books, sources of quotations and material used in examples are listed in theSource thanks to CSM Gary L. Littrell (US Army, Retired), SGM Michael , SPC Michael J. Stone, SPC Ryan A. Swanson, and Mr. Roger Smith(3rd New Jersey Regiment) whose generous assistance helped make thismanual to the NoncommissionedOfficerI will discharge carefully and diligently theduties of the grade to which I have beenpromoted and uphold the traditions andstandards of the understand that soldiers of lesser rankare required to obey my lawful , I accept responsibility fortheir actions. As a noncommissionedofficer, I accept the charge to observe andfollow the orders and directions given bysupervisors acting according to the laws,articles and rules governing the disciplineof the Army, I will correct conditionsdetrimental to the readiness thereof.

9 In sodoing, I will fulfill my greatest obligationas a leader and thereby confirm my statusas a NONCOMMISSIONED _____COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERFM NCO VisionAn NCO Corps, grounded in heritage,values and tradition, that embodies thewarrior ethos; values perpetual learning;and is capable of leading, training andmotivating must always be an NCO Corps that- Leads by Example- Trains from Experience- Maintains and Enforces Standards- Takes care of Soldiers- Adapts to a Changing WorldEffectively Counsels and Mentors SubordinatesMaintains an Outstanding Personal AppearanceDisciplined Leaders Produce Disciplined SoldiersSMA Jack L. Tilley12th Sergeant Major of the ArmyFM CSM Gary L.

10 Littrell, US Army (ret.), MOHI often think back to when I was a young NCO, a young buck sergeant in 1964at the ripe age of 19 years old. I remember asking myself what would it takefor me to be a great NCO? We didn t have NCO Academies. We didn t havenoncommissioned OFFICER guides. We had the experience of our senior NCOsand we had the day to day task of asking ourselves whether we wanted to begood sergeants and if so what would it take to make us good sergeants. And Ithought the number one thing to becoming the best NCO I could be was to berespected. You see, respect is something that has to be earned. Respect is notissued to you with a set of orders and a set of stripes. Respect is something youearn by taking care of the soldiers that you train and supervise and prepare of the first problems that I encountered as a young sergeant and I knowmany NCOs today go through the same trials and tribulations I did isrealizing the difference in being respected and being liked.